Primary/Junior/Intermediate (Gr. 2-7) Canadian (3z... (BPrimary teachers could use these books as resources for hands-on activities. There are at least 5 experiments in each book. Intermediate teachers could... use... for student activities or class research projects. The text is well laid out... could be used for teaching non-fiction literacy skills. Text features include: a table of contents, glossary and index. Pictures are clearly labelled and would be helpful for second-language learners. Web sites are also included... Each book contains a general explanation of simple machines, examples of the... machine on which it focuses, step-by-step procedures for several experiments and an example of a complex machine involving that particular (simple) machine... (3z <(BU+2013> Resource Links, Oct/09.

Includes index.